Income distribution, public services expenditures, and all cause mortality in US states

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 768-774

  Dunn, James R ^a,b   Burgess, Bill ^c   Ross, Nancy A ^d  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MORTALITY; PUBLIC SERVICE; PUBLIC SPENDING;

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MALE; POLICE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23844540357     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2004.030361     Document Type: Article

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